Canadian geese (Branta canadensis), and Spooky saw a young (first year) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedorum).    From Wordnik.com.  ["I'd rather be a forest than a street..."] Reference

Have you ever thought of the red wax-tips of the Bombycilla beautifully imitating the red fructification of lichens used in the nest, and therefore the females have it too?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1] Reference

(Paul Higgins) Bombycilla garrulous Bohemian waxwings are winter visitors.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Wildlife organization has had to step up efforts to rehabilitate birds shot illegally] Reference

In the beautiful Waxwing, (Bombycilla garrula,) the sexes are very nearly alike, and the elegant red wax tips to the wing-feathers are nearly, and sometimes quite, as conspicuous in the female as in the male.    From Wordnik.com.  [Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays] Reference

(Paul Higgins) Bombycilla garrulous Bohemian waxwings are winter visitors OLYMPIA - Capitol Lake is closed to public use of any kind until further notice because of the discovery of an invasive species - the New Zealand mudsnail.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Wildlife organization has had to step up efforts to rehabilitate birds shot illegally] Reference

Waxwing, Cedar Bombycilla cedrorum 56.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference

Bombycilla, protective colours.    From Wordnik.com.  [More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2] Reference

Bombycilla cedrorum 5-6; Sedge Wren.    From Wordnik.com.  [10,000 Birds] Reference

Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum.    From Wordnik.com.  [10,000 Birds] Reference